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Sep 26 2023
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Reagan-appointed federal judge makes shock ruling on drag ban
A federal judge struck down Texas’ ban on drag performances Tuesday as a violation of the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge David Hittner, a Reagan-appointee, found that Texas’ law prohibiting “sexually oriented performances” on public property or in the presence of a minors “impermissibly infringes on the First Amendment and chills free speech.” The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
WNDSep 26 2023
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Law aiming to ban drag performances in Texas is unconstitutional, federal judge rules
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas law seeking to limit drag performances in the state is unconstitutional. Senate Bill 12, signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in June, sought to ban "sexually oriented performances," creating civil penalties and criminal penalties for anyone involved with performances in front of minors. Critics have said the law is meant to restrict drag
"USA Today" ContributorSep 27 2023
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Montana judge blocks law to ban hormone and other medical care for transgender minors
Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana state Capitol protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Helena, Mont., in 2021. A Montana state judge Wednesday blocked enforcement of a law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors. A Montana law banning hormone treatment and other medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days
Los Angeles TimesSep 27 2023
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Texas’s Anti-Drag Law Has Been Ruled Unconstitutional
In a major win for LGBTQ+ advocates, drag performers, and everyday transgender people, a federal judge has declared Texas’ targeted ban on “certain sexually oriented performances” unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner (a Reagan appointee, if you can believe it) ruled on Tuesday that Senate Bill 12, which prohibited drag performances in the presence of people under 18, “
ThemSep 25 2023
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‘Protecting And Supporting’: Gavin Newsom Signs Several Bills Pushing Gender Ideology
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Saturday that push gender ideology in the state, according to a press release. Newsom signed A.B. 223, which requires courts to keep petitions from minors to change their “gender and sex identifier” confidential, and A.B. 5, which requires the State Department of Education to develop an “LGBTQ cultural competency training” for teachers
The Daily CallerJul 03 2022
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Florida Schools Roll Out New LGBTQ+ Policies as Parental Rights in Education Bill Takes Effect
Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill went into effect on Friday, permitting public schools across the state to roll out new policies for teaching LGBTQ+ topics in the classroom.
The Leon County school board on Tuesday approved a living document called the "LGBTQ Inclusive School Guide," which ruled that parents will be notified if a student who is "open about their gender
Tallahassee Democrat Breitbart News RollingStone.comAug 22 2023
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A California store owner was killed over a Pride flag. The consequences of hate
If you're feeling like hate is swirling all around you, you're hardly alone. Especially if you're a member of the LGBTQ community or an ally. In recent days, Southern California store owner Lauri Carleton was shot and killed over a Pride flag display. O'Shae Sibley, a gay man dancing outside a gas station in Brooklyn voguing to Beyoncé, was stabbed to death, and police are investigating it as
"USA Today" ContributorAug 25 2023
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'Not indoctrination': Judge rejects parents' plea to restore opt-out for LGBT books
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.] A U.S. District Court judge denied Maryland parents’ request Thursday for an order allowing them to opt their children out of instruction using LGBTQ “Pride Storybooks.” Atheist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other parents demanded the right to opt out of an LGBTQ book curriculum for pre-K through fifth grades in
WNDSep 22 2023
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Texas sees increase of hateful, harmful acts toward oppressed communities since 2021, report says
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new report from the Anti-Defamation League shows that there has been a drastic increase in extremist and hateful activity in Texas. According to the ADL, multiple white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ+ groups are now using Texas as their bases of operation. "They are often carried out because they want to create stress and fear amongst a certain community in order to
ABC13 HoustonSep 15 2023
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Tennessee Just Elected Its First Openly Trans Person to Public Office
Voters in Nashville elected a slate of women to city council on Thursday, including Olivia Hill, who is now believed to be the first openly transgender woman elected to public office in Tennessee history. Hill, a Nashville native, captured more than 37,000 votes in Thursday’s general runoff election according to Ballotpedia, securing one of four open positions on the city council. It’s the
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